DirecTV to pay $9.5M to settle hazardous waste allegations
Source: Associated Press
Updated 6:21 pm, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DirecTV will pay $9.5 million to settle allegations that its California facilities unlawfully dumped hazardous waste.
The attorney general and Alameda County's district attorney announced the settlement on Wednesday.
They said an investigation found that all 25 DirecTV facilities in California improperly disposed of batteries, electronic devices, aerosol cans and other hazardous materials that ended up in landfills.
DirecTV didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing. However, the company agreed to take measures to properly dispose of hazardous waste in the future.
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